Tempting from Manhart

The concept of having a large engine in a small car never fails. In this case it is more than tempting, BMWs V10 shoehorned into the body of an 3-series estate, upgraded to M3 looks. The good things in life come in small packages, for sure. Here is the specs form the company.

BMW M3 E91 5.0 V10 SMG Leergewicht 1650 kg, 550 PS (3.0 kg/PS) 0-100 km/h 4,3 sec, V-Max 324km/h

Motor: 5.0 M5 V10 E60, 550 PS, Motorumbau mit KAT Konvertierung und geänderten KATs geänderter DME Steuerung und V-MAX Aufhebung

Auspuff:
Edelstahl Komplettanlage 4x 86mm Endrohre, 2x 200 Zeller HJS Rennkatalysatoren

Getriebe:
M5 E60 7 Gang SMG , M5 E60 Differenzial mit Sperre 100%

Fahrwerk:
Bilstein PSS10 Gewindefahrwerk

Bremse:
VA STOPTECH Sport Trophy Kit 380mm 6 Kolben Festsattel HA STOPTECH Sport Trophy Kit 355mm 4 Kolben Festsattel

Rad Reifen:
RÄD 3 tlg. VA 9,5 J 20 ET20 mit 255/30 ZR 20 RÄD 3 tlg. HA 10,5 J 20 ET20 mit 295/25 ZR 20

Interior:
BMW Performance Sitze mit Sitzheizung, Voll Lederausstattung mit Alcantara Himmel und Alcantara Türverkleidungen, Carbon Interior, BMW Performance Sportlenkrad mit beleuchteten Schaltwippen, 1⁄4 Mile Anzeige, G-Beschleunigung.
Fahrzeugpreis: €119.900 (Umbau Preis auf Anfrage)

For those heavy days

Mercedes has released this clip of the upcoming E-Class estate. Especially the E 63 is incredible in every sense.

Funky Mazda

Here is a teaser of the Mazda MX-5 Superlight Concept. With a weight that drops below 1.000 kilos, this might be serious fun to drive.

AC Schnitzer BMW X1 and GT

Even before the cars is out on the streets, Schnitzer has had their hands on the new X1 and GT. They will deliver several models of wheels to both of them, X1 ranges from 18-20 inches, meanwhile the GT gets from 19-22 inches.

Nico Rosberg: With the track in his pocket

I have been wondering how much the F1-racedrivers know about each track they race. This video gives the answer; a lot.

Not certain about that LP640?

If you ever doubted that Lamborghinis big LP640-brother keeps up - watch this video. All you need is a daredevil inside yourself, driving skills and private roads.

"Alles klar". Safety you´d like to have

Watch how the GT3-racecar tumbles like a hurricane in this crash, without disturbing the driver in the Land-Porsche a bit! He just reports to pit "alles klar", that means everything´s ok. Makes me wonder why this safety isn´t more used in regular cars.

Nürburgring-kudos

Seems like they drove quite slowly on my favorite-track in the 70s. But that didn´t stop them from crashing like crazy. Amazing video!

Enco Porsche Cayenne

German tuner Enco has modified supercars for a long time, and this is the latest addition to the range. They have managed to squeeze out 700 HP and 850 Nm with lots of upgrades, inclusive new turbos. 4,5 seconds to 100 km/h, topspeed 290 km/h. Behind the Enco Jura-wheels in 23 inches, brakes with a diameter of 410 mm lurks upfront, underlined with the 50 mm lowering of the airsuspension. The inside is almost more striking than the outside with separate Recaro racingchairs and red rollover-bar!

MTM RS6 Nardo-record

MTM has been the wicked guys at German Auto, Motor und Sports "Nardo highspeed shootout" before. This time they beat all the competition with a top speed of 344,2 km/h at the oval track. The car surely is strong enough, some 700 HP catapults it from 0-200 km/h in 11 seconds.
Congratulations! Auto, Motor und Sport will bring the full report in magazine nr 22, out 8th October. Wonder if it has something to with this amazing line-up?

Foto: Achim Hartmann

Next generation BMW M5

This video shows the next M5, and the sound is very muffled. It might be a V8 with turbos, which should give the competition some serious headache. But I will miss the absolutely glorious V10, a magnificent engine in every aspect.

Porsche in Japan

The Japanese company Rauh-Welt (RWB) makes some real wild Porsches, mainly based on 911, 964 and 993. They have also started working on 996 lately. It is not the easiest task to get information about the company, one of the better sources is speedhunters.com

Avus Performance TT-RS, Stage 3

Berlin-based Avus Performance has lots of beastly-looking goodies (like this wonderful Nissan GT-R), one of them this special TT-RS. Given their most extreme treatment, the engine puts out 460 HP and 640 Nm. The 20-inch wheels (255/30) looks good in combination with height-adjustable suspension, but might be a bit to much for track use.

Coming: New MB CLS 63 AMG

This is the next generation CLS. The topmodel and its 6,3-litre V8 is supposed to crank out some 518 HP. I guess the sound of the car will be more notable when finished, its a AMG after all, isn´t it?

Gemballa Panamera

The GT "R"




The GT



Here are real pictures of how Gemballa gives the Panamera a first touch-up. They offer two versions, the GT Sport 22" and R 22". The biggest difference as far as I can see, is the one-piece wheel alternatively multipiece for the "R". Dimensions are 10x22 ET 50 with 265/30 and 11x22 ET 55 with 315/25.

The "R"-wheel

SLS ready for museum

Before it even has hit the streets, MB has put the new "Gullwing" SLS into their museum. Which is well worth a visit by the way, cause its really great.

Porsche winter experience wants you!

Porsche is intended to be driven all year long. Why not, it s fun!

Ferrari 458 Italia configurator

Ready for your next Ferrari? Maybe the 458 Italia? You can configure your own car right HERE

Coolness comes from...ehhhh...

Maybe macho is out? Judge by yourself.

Mmmmmmmm-Sport

Haha, nice one from BMW

Sharkwerks beastly GT3 RS

American Porsche-specialist Sharkwerks has given the the beast more cubic inches, the result is a 3,9-litre RS with 500 HP. Wonder if this influences on the ability to rev as wildly as it does from factory.... The video looks and sounds very promising, though.

Fawlty Towers and Red Bull Airrace

I really like and enjoy Barcelona in Spain, but as all other places on earth, hotels just never work out as planned. We arrived at the hotel, but do you think the Internet worked? No. Since saturday no internet, until now. A kind bar down the street opened their gates to the information highway. So the break is over, dear readers!
Regarding the airrace I will post pictures in the next days.

Eric